Lewisham's Political Map in 2022¶

Lewisham's ward boundary changes for the May 2022 election:

  • The boundaries of 2 wards remain the same (Telegraph Hill and Forest Hill)
  • 2 former wards no longer exist: New Cross and Whitefoot
  • 3 new wards have been formed: Deptford, Hither Green and New Cross Gate
  • 16 wards have 3 councillors
  • 3 wards have only 2 councillors: Bellingham, Lewisham Central and New Cross Gate
  • The total number of councillors remains at 54

This document was produced by the Lewisham Insight & Delivery team.

Table of Contents ¶

Population¶

  • Residents per ward
  • Population density
  • Population by age group
  • Population by age group: Male
  • Population by age group: Female

Languages spoken¶

  • English proficiency
  • Other languages

Country of birth¶

  • United kingdom
  • Outside UK

Ethnicity¶

Religion¶

Qualifications¶

Housing¶

  • Accommodation
  • Household composition
  • Occupancy rating
  • Tenure
  • Car/Van availability
  • Central heating

Health¶

  • Level of health
  • Activity
  • Unpaid care
  • Fuel poverty

Employment¶

  • Hours worked
  • Occupation status
  • Occupation groups

Benefits¶

  • Female and male
  • Female
  • Male

Indices of Multiple Deprivation¶

Population ⬆¶

Source ONS, mid-2022

As of mid 2020, there were an estimated 305,309 people living in Lewisham

Residents per ward ⬆¶

Population density ⬆¶

A ward's population density is expressed here as the number of residents per Hectare

Population by age group ⬆¶

Population by age group (female) ⬆¶

Population by age group (male) ⬆¶

Languages spoken ⬆¶

Source ONS Census, 2011

English proficiency ⬆¶

Other languages ⬆¶

The following maps show wards where more than 1% of residents speak a non-english language as their main language

Country of birth ⬆¶

Source ONS Census, 2011

United Kingdom ⬆¶

Outside UK ⬆¶

Ethnicity ⬆¶

Source ONS Census, 2011

Religion ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Qualifications ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Housing ⬆¶

Accommodation ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Household composition ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Occupancy rating ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Tenure ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Car/van availability ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Central heating ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Health ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Level of health ⬆¶

Activity ⬆¶

Unpaid care ⬆¶

Fuel poverty ⬆¶

Source Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2021

Employment ⬆¶

Source ONS Census 2011

Hours worked ⬆¶

Occupation status ⬆¶

Occupation groups ⬆¶

Benefits ⬆¶

Source DWP, Jan 2016 - Sep 2021 https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/datasets/ucjsa

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative

Female and male ⬆¶

Female ⬆¶

Male ⬆¶

Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) ⬆¶

Source Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government 2019

Please note: the mapping of 2011 LSOA boundaries to administrative wards is not perfectly aligned, so this data should not be considered as more than indicative